The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 2, 2036
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
1:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1401
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.04° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.12° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.